Summer Kisses

Good morning!  We have a new challenge for you from Flat Friends...we would like you to use an uncolored image...what a fun twist!

Since it's Labor Day and we are saying goodbye to summer, I chose Em's image Summer Kisses...I love her glasses and floppy hat!  Since the image is black and white, I thought I would play with texture.  I've used textured vellum, dry embossing, grosgrain ribbon, and just a touch of glitter on the hearts.  I printed the image multiple times to achieve the dark outline, then popped it up on the card.

Image: Flat Friends 'Summer Kisses' Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Vellum
Embellies: Art Glitter in "Angel Dust", White Grosgrain Ribbon (stash)
Extras: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Foam Tape

This will be our last challenge at the Flat Friends blog.  I thought this image was the perfect "goodbye" and "thank you" to Em...she has been a doll to work for and I have loved being on her team.  Thank you for having me, Em!  I hope you will play along with our last challenge...we'd love to see what you create with an uncolored image!

Challenges entered:

Crafting For All Seasons: Monochromatic
Papertake Weekly: Sketchie Free for All
Southern Girls: It's All About Texture
We Do Doobadoo: Texture

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Diamonds are Forever

Good morning...happy August 1st!  I can't believe how fast the summer is going....  With the new month comes a new challenge from Flat Friends; we would like to see you use a quote on your card.  Here's what I came up with:

I used one of Em's new images...isn't she pretty?  She's colored with pencils, cut out, and popped up.  I went the "Tiffany" route with the aqua and added ribbon, a button, and Swarovski flatbacks for embellishing.  The sketch is from Freshly Made Sketches (I flipped it).

Image: Flat Friends "Put a Ring on It" Digital Stamp

Sentiment: MFT

Ink: Printer

Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Stamper's Select, Bazzill Bling CS

Embellies: Swarovski Flatback Crystals, PTI Button, Wright's Grosgrain Ribbon

Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone

I hope you will check out the rest of the DT's cards, you can see them here; we'd love to have you play along too!

Challenges entered:

Crafty Girls Challenges: Anything Goes 
Cutie Pie: Love and Marriage
Freshly Made Sketches: Sketch
The House that Stamps Built: Sparkle, Glitter, or Bling

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

1 Layer Card

Good morning!  It's June 1st so that means it's time for a new challenge from Flat Friends...this month we would like to see a 1 layer card.  Here's what I came up with:

I had fun with this one!  I picked the adorable image because I knew she would look perfect perched in the corner...I also picked it because my daughter has a cupcake business and summer is a very busy time for her.  (Today she had an order for Andes Mint, Dirt Cup, Bubblegum, and Pretty in Pink...yummy!)  Once I was able to print my image in the right spot (Why is that so hard for me?), I got busy coloring with my pencils.  It was fun to just enjoy the coloring process!

Image: Flat Friends Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone

Please check out the rest of the DT's 1 layer creations here; we do hope you will play along this month!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Here Comes the Bride

Good morning!  Flat Friends June challenge is "Anything But a Card"...after quite a bit of thought, I decided to go with a mini photo album (found on sale!) since this is the traditional wedding month.  I've selected the lovely "Here Comes the Bride" and colored her with pencils; I had coordinating glitter paper in my stash to mat the image with, and added flowers and vine which are cut from felt.  Here's a close-up...isn't she lovely?

Image: Flat Friends "Here Comes the Bride" Digital Stamp
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, The Paper Studio Glitter Paper
Embellies: Handmade Flowers (pink felt/Impression Obsession die), Cheery Lynn Designs Leafy Vine (felt)
Extras: Spellbinders Nestablities, Foam Tape

Please check out what the rest of the DT has created to inspire you, along with the challenge details, here...we would love to have you play along!!

Challenges entered:

A Creative Romance: Girly Creations
Alphabet Challenge Blog: "H" for Handmade Embellishments

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Love Heart

Good (early) morning!  I'm here with a new Flat Friends challenge for the month of May; this month we would like to see you use your dies and punches.  When I saw this adorable new image, I thought of this heart border die and knew they'd be a perfect match!  The image is colored, fussy cut, and popped up over the layered die cuts.  I thought fussy cutting the image was a great idea...until I started doing it!  LOL  Does that ever happen to any of you?  I've added a bit of bling for embellishing.

Image: Flat Friends "Love Heart" Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P 110, SU! Baja Breeze, PTI Dark Chocolate and Pure Poppy
Embellies: Spare Parts Bling
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, PTI Doily and Border Dies, Foam Tape

Please check out the challenge details here, along with the rest of the DT's creations...we would love to see you play along!

Challenges entered:

Bloggers Challenge: Bling It On
Paper Crafting Challenges: No Patterned Paper
Party Time Tuesday: Fussy Cutting
The Squirrel and the Fox: Use a Diecut or Punch

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

To One of My Favorite Peeps

Good morning!  I was lucky enough to be asked to Guest Design for Sweet Stampin' this month!  How cool is that?  Today is my first post; the theme for this week is Easter.

It's no secret that I am a fan of chicks, so as I was looking through my stash of  Flat Friends images "Chicks" was an easy pick!  The chicks are colored with pencils; I've gone with a simple layout to keep the focus on them.  I've embellished simply with a sentiment banner and some Swarovski flatback crystals.  I love the colors in this patterned paper...they're so soft and pretty; I happened to find some coordinating glitter CS in my stash too, I love it when that happens!

Image: Flat Friends "Chicks" Digital Stamp
Sentiment: My Favorite Things
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Harvest Gold, Patterned Paper (my stash), Doodlebug CS (dots)
Embellies: Swarovski Flatback Crystals in "AB"
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Foam Tape

Please check out the Sweet Stampin" DT creations here; I hope you will play along with the challenge this week!

Challenges entered:

Brown Sugar: Clean and Simple
CAS-ual Fridays: Good Egg (use ovals)
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards: Yipes, Stripes!
Totally Papercrafts: Pastels

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Snap Me

Hello!  It's time for our monthly challenge at Flat Friends; this month Em would like you to use a sentiment on your card.  Sounds good, right?!

Hmmm, sentiments....  I rarely use one, so this was fun!  I loved Em's new images for March; do you notice anything different about this cutie?  She has a nose and a mouth!  How fun is that?!  This image made me think of this fun paper that I had in my stash; I used a bunch of the different patterns and went with a collage type card.  (I used a sketch from The Paper Players)I've colored the image, cut it out, and adhered it to a Polaroid-style image, then added a bunch of die cuts, brads, beads, and some fun, sparkly lips (found in my Valentine embellie bin). The sentiment "Snap Me" refers to the Snapchats that my 15 year-old daughter and her friends love to send each other.  I really had fun putting this one together!  I hope you will break out the sentiments and play along with our challenge this month!

Image: Flat Friends "Girl Selfie" Digital Stamp

Image: Bugaboo "Make it Snappy-Blank" Digital Stamp (Polaroid-style image)

Ink: Printer, SU! Black Marker
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Baja Breeze, PTI True Black, Pink Paislee DP (5 patterns)
Embellies: Spare Parts Brads, Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter, Alphabet Beads (Hobby Lobby), Lip 
Embellie (Hobby Lobby)
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, MFT "Lead the Way" Die-namics Dies, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Foam Tape

I hope you will check out the rest of the DT's "Sentiment" cards.  Click here to visit Emma's shop and see her darling digis.  You will also find a set of mouth/nose combos to add to the digis you have already purchased...it's so fun to create different looks!

Challenges entered:

Allsorts: Use Those Dies
Alphabet Challenge Blog: "D" for Die Cuts
2 Cute Ink: Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers: You've Been Framed
Crafty Girls: Anything Goes
The Cutie Pie Challenge: Cute with Dies and Punches

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Flat Friends March Challenge

Good morning!  Emma, from Flat Friends, has a new challenge for March...we are focusing on "Cards for Men".  I don't know about you, but I rarely have "man cards" for my stash.  Emma has a bunch of new masculine images, but I used an older one that made me think of good times ahead.  I am really ready for warm weather...and food on the grill!  How about you?

The image is colored with pencils and I've paired it with some fun DP from my stash; for embellishing, I've used brads and a bit of grosgrain ribbon.

Image: Flat Friends Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Ruby Red, PTI True Black, Carolee's Creations DP
Embellies: Spare Parts Brads, SU! Black Grosgrain Ribbon
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/GooGone

Please check out the DT cards for some inspiration and play along!

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

I {Heart} U

Hello; it's time for the monthly Flat Friends challenge!  For February we would like to see a card with more than one fold...sounds fun, right?!  I went to SCS and looked through all the tutorials before deciding to try the Treat Box Card; it was hard to choose one since there were so many...what a great resource.

With the use of a Scor-Pal, the box was really quite easy to construct.  You could really dress it up, but I kept it simple with just some DP.  I've used one of Emma's darling Valentine images; she is both colored and paper pieced and I've also added a bit of sparkle.  The image panel is simply adhered to the card front.

Image: Flat Friends "I Love You" Digital Image
Ink: Printer, SU! Going Gray Marker
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, SU! Strawberry Slush, Pinecone Press DP
Embellies: Art Glitters in"Polar Bear" and "Pink Smoothie"
Extras: SU! Oval Punch, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Corner Chomper, Hershey Nuggets

Please check out all the "fun fold" creations the DT have created to inspire you...we hope you will play along!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Happy New Year

Good morning and Happy New Year!  I hope you have had a wonderful holiday season and may the New Year be your best ever!

We have a new challenge for you at Flat Friends...Anything Goes!  I couldn't resist using one of Emma's new New Year digis...she is so pretty!

The image is colored with pencils and I've added a coating of crystal fine glitter to her gown; it has a lovely subtle sparkle.  I've used some fun animal print DP and embellished with a handmade felt flower and gem.

Image: Flat Friends Digi Stamp
Ink: Computer
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Bermuda Bay, PTI True Black, Heidi Swapp DP
Embellies: Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter, The Paper Studio Gem
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, MFT Rolled Rose Die-namics Die/PTI True Black Felt, EK Success 3D Dots

You can check out the rest of the DT's creations and challenge details here.  We look forward to seeing your creation; you have 1 month to play along and although we would love to see a Flat Friends image, you may use any image.  So get your craft on for a chance to win some of Emma's darling images!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

A Little Bit Crafty: Celebrate
Card Mania Challenges: Happy New Year
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards: New Beginnings
C.R.A.F.T.: New Year/New Beginnings/New Baby
Creative Craft Challenges2: Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays: Party
The Crazy Challenge: Celebrate the New Year
Twisted Tuesday: New Beginnings, w/ Twist of Use Something New (new Heidi Swapp DP)
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge: Show Us Celebrations

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Puppy Love

Good morning!  It's time for a new challenge from Emma at Flat Friends; for December we challenge  you to use the colors blue/green/pink.  Sounds fun, right?!

Color challenges are a bit tough for me, but I remembered this DP in my stash and went from there.  I've used the adorable Puppy Love, which is colored with pencils, distressed the papers, and added a handmade felt flower and pearls for embellishing.

Image: Flat Friends
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Soft Sky, PTI New Leaf, Jillibean Soup DP
Embellies: Spare Parts Pearls, Felt Rose
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone,  Spellbinder's Nestabilities, MFT "Royal Rose" and "Royal Leaves" Die-namics Dies, EK Success 3D Dots

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations to gain some inspiration; you've got the whole month to play along!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Be Merry

Good morning!  Where did October go?  Can you believe November is here? I can't!  With the start of a new month, comes a new Flat Friends challenge; this month we are challenging you to make a Christmas card.  Psst...it will be here before you know it!

I am using a new image called Mistletoe Kisses...I thought she'd be fun to color and glitter up!  For embellishing I've added a button with crystal.

Image: Flat Friends Mistletoe Kisses
Sentiment: MFT a' la modes "Candy Cane Kisses"
Ink: Printer, Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: SU! Soft Sky, PTI Pure Poppy, Carta Bella DP
Embellies: Art Glitter in "Polar Bear", PTI Button, Swarovski Flatback Crystal in "AB"
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will check out the rest of the DT's creations and play along; as I mentioned, Christmas will be here before we know it!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More: CAS
Aud Sentiments Challenge: Inspirational Christmas
Cute Card Thursday: Sparkles
Digi Makeover Challenge: Use Your Scraps
My Heart Pieces: Anything Christmas
Polkadoodles and Studio 12: Anything Goes with Christmas
Scrapping 4 Fun Challenges: Holiday or Christmas Card
Try Stampin' on Tuesday: Sketch

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

You're My Cup of Tea

Good morning...I have some fun news to share...I have accepted a position on the Flat Friends DT!  Of course I didn't hesitate when Emma invited me...I am tickled to work with her adorable images!  New challenges are posted on the 1st of the month and you have the month to play along.

This month we have an inspiration challenge; check out the photo:

Isn't she chic?  I love the splash of red!  I decided it would be fun to paper piece "You're My Cup of Tea"...isn't he adorable peering over the edge of the cup?  His head and part of the tea bag are popped up to add dimension.  (As I was fussy cutting those tiny hands, I wondered why I thought it was such a good idea?!  LOL  It was some tricky trimming!)  I love the layout from Fusion...it's clean lines work well with the stripes; I've added a handmade felt flower and leaf stick pins for embellishing.

Image: Flat Friends
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Pure Poppy and True Black, Fancy Pants Designs DP
Embellies: Handmade Felt Flower (PTI Pure Poppy Felt/MFT Royal Rose Die-namics Die/Bella Dot), Maya Road Stick Pins
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will check out the rest of the DT's lovely cards...we would love to have you play along too!

I am also entering this card in the Fusion: Sketch + Inspiration Photo challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela